Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 3i
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[Calls upon all States:] To intensify efforts to raise awareness of and to mobilize international and national public opinion concerning the harmful effects of traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls, including female genital mutilation, inter alia, by involving public opinion leaders, educators, religious leaders, chiefs, traditional leaders, medical practitioners, teachers, women's health and family planning organizations, social workers, childcare agencies, relevant non-governmental organizations, the arts and the media in awareness-raising campaigns, in order to achieve the total elimination of those practices;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Harmful Practices
Health
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Women
Year
2001
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls (2001), A/RES/56/128, OP 3i.